A small subcommittee of the Fox Valley Sustainability Communities Network (SCN) has been reviewing community ordinances related to the urban forestry currently being practiced in the Fox Valley and elsewhere in the state. The spread sheets illustrating our findings related to published community ordinances can be found on this website. These are listed as pages […]

1. Guest: Steve Dunn, UW-Oshkosh joined us to discuss his experience and perspectives of how businesses view and incorporate sustainability. Much was shared and discussed. Here are some highlights: Early on, businesses mostly focused on complying with the law and did things for compliance, not the environment Their goal was/is to stay in business and […]

Plans Adopted Comprehensive Plan w/ sustainability issues addressed Park and Open Space Plan with trails/walkability addressed. Ordinances and Policies Adopted Sustainability Policy Green Procurement Policy Wind Power Ordinance. We have adopted our own Zoning Ordinance, which allows for more flexibility in regards to planning and building for sustainability. Construction Projects Completed Installation of a 28kW […]

Attendees: Roger Kanitz – City of Menasha Kathy Thunes – City of Menasha Dick Gosse – Outagamie County Mike Van Dyke – Town of Menasha Ria Hull – Town of Menasha Jessica Beckendorf – Outagamie County Christine Miller -Outagamie County Approval of Notes from January Meeting read by Jessica. No changes were made. The main […]